8 Oct
2017
8 Oct
'17
10:02 p.m.
Hi
I have been offered a usb fiio dac and i was thinking
1) compatability with linux?
2) are there better more linux friendly DACs?
whats the concensus here?
8 Oct
8 Oct
10:44 p.m.
On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 21:07:36 +0100, dekkzz78(a)gmail.com wrote:
I have been offered a usb fiio dac and i was thinking
1) compatability with linux?
Hi,
google if that device is class compliant.
2) are there better more linux friendly DACs?
You neither mentioned what product from the usb fiio DACs, nor for what
purpose. However, class compliant audio device are "linux friendly",
those that require a proprietary driver aren't. Regarding the purpose,
maybe to get better output sound quality than provided by the onboard
device, not only the quality of the used DAC is important, much
important is the design of the analog circuit. A cheap device with a
"BASS-OFF-ON"-switch is probably not what you want to use as a decent
headphone amp.
For my taste the headphone amp of my RME HDSPe AIO is very good, while
the two of my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 don't fit to my needs, so I
seriously doubt that I would like one of the fiio DACs, but I might be
mistaken. Consider to read reviews about the DAC and amp chips they are
using. I've seen they advertise by mentioning the DAC and amp chips
for at least some of their products.
Regards,
Ralf
11:20 p.m.
Am Sonntag, den 08.10.2017, 22:44 +0200 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 21:07:36 +0100, dekkzz78(a)gmail.com
wrote:
However, class compliant audio device are "linux friendly",
those that require a proprietary driver aren't.
And there is, of course, a third category that is not class compliant
and work with free and open drivers. See
http://alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main
Unfortunately, not all devices that work with linux are listed there.
Too many manufactures buying cheap stuff and label it with their brand,
you know... But most of that devices should just work out of the box.
Greets!
Mitsch
9 Oct
9 Oct
7:20 p.m.
On 10/08, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Sun, 8 Oct 2017 21:07:36 +0100, dekkzz78(a)gmail.com
wrote:
I have been offered a usb fiio dac and i was
thinking
1) compatability with linux?
Hi,
google if that device is class compliant.
2) are there better more linux friendly DACs?
You neither mentioned what product from the usb fiio DACs, nor for what
purpose. However, class compliant audio device are "linux friendly",
those that require a proprietary driver aren't. Regarding the purpose, maybe to get better output sound quality than provided
by the onboard
device, not only the quality of the used DAC is important, much
important is the design of the analog circuit. A cheap device with a
"BASS-OFF-ON"-switch is probably not what you want to use as a decent
headphone amp.
Correct the laptop is a Thinkpad T61 and i find its output isn't as good as my X32
with its old 32bit chipset.
Although the T61 has an early digital output on it's dock which i might input into my
hifi amp as a trial.
For my taste the headphone amp of my RME HDSPe AIO is
very good, while
the two of my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 don't fit to my needs, so I
seriously doubt that I would like one of the fiio DACs, but I might be
mistaken. Consider to read reviews about the DAC and amp chips they are
using. I've seen they advertise by mentioning the DAC and amp chips
for at least some of their products.
Thx good advice.
Regards,
Ralf
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